What is the biggest city in Idaho?

Boise City is the biggest city in Idaho, with a population of 235,216 in 2024.

What is the fastest growing city in Idaho?

Ponderay is the fastest growing city in Idaho over the past 4 years, having grown 11.09% annually since 2020.

What are the 10 largest cities in Idaho?

The 10 largest cities in Idaho are: Boise City, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Coeur, Twin Falls, Post Falls and Rexburg.

Idaho Cities by Population (2024)

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City	Rank	2024 Population	2020 Population	Annual Change	Density (/mi²)	Area (mi²)	Type
Boise City	1	235,216	236,034	-0.09%	2,782	84.6	City
Meridian	2	139,920	119,443	3.8%	3,796	36.9	City
Nampa	3	118,587	101,310	3.78%	3,410	34.8	City
Caldwell	4	70,901	60,641	3.75%	3,015	23.5	City
Idaho Falls	5	68,699	65,905	1.03%	2,586	26.6	City
Pocatello	6	58,606	56,436	0.93%	1,746	33.6	City
Coeur	7	57,544	54,942	1.14%	3,571	16.1	City
Twin Falls	8	55,896	52,083	1.74%	2,853	19.6	City
Post Falls	9	46,646	39,253	4.13%	2,515	18.5	City
Rexburg	10	40,159	39,421	0.46%	3,971	10.1	City
Lewiston	11	35,033	34,245	0.57%	2,005	17.5	City
Eagle	12	32,802	30,870	1.49%	1,010	32.5	City
Kuna	13	29,238	24,484	4.23%	1,139	25.7	City
Moscow	14	26,677	25,515	1.1%	3,861	6.9	City
Ammon	15	20,197	17,875	2.96%	2,507	8.1	City
Star	16	17,961	11,447	9.97%	1,847	9.7	City
Mountain Home	17	16,921	16,048	1.31%	2,402	7.0	City
Hayden	18	16,678	15,652	1.56%	1,584	10.5	City
Chubbuck	19	16,593	15,669	1.41%	2,672	6.2	City
Jerome	20	13,388	12,376	1.93%	2,366	5.7	City
Blackfoot	21	13,189	12,427	1.46%	2,146	6.1	City
Garden City	22	12,947	12,295	1.27%	3,173	4.1	City
Rathdrum	23	12,343	9,289	6.59%	1,775	7.0	City
Burley	24	12,275	11,759	1.06%	1,816	6.8	City
Middleton	25	11,501	9,559	4.4%	1,881	6.1	City
Sandpoint	26	10,455	8,730	4.3%	2,444	4.3	City
Hailey	27	10,029	9,208	2.09%	2,551	3.9	City
Payette	28	8,784	8,192	1.71%	2,147	4.1	City
Emmett	29	8,749	7,721	3.03%	3,300	2.7	City
Fruitland	30	7,135	6,109	3.72%	2,972	2.4	City
Rupert	31	6,397	6,104	1.15%	3,107	2.1	City
Preston	32	6,273	5,629	2.63%	919	6.8	City
Weiser	33	6,188	5,660	2.18%	2,075	3.0	City
Rigby	34	5,745	5,072	3.01%	2,376	2.4	City
Kimberly	35	5,595	4,651	4.4%	2,752	2.0	City
Shelley	36	5,299	4,831	2.26%	2,934	1.8	City
American Falls	37	4,854	4,561	1.53%	3,007	1.6	City
Buhl	38	4,764	4,567	1.04%	2,535	1.9	City
McCall	39	4,181	3,721	2.83%	461	9.1	City
St. Anthony	40	4,130	3,708	2.61%	2,145	1.9	City
Gooding	41	3,830	3,716	0.74%	2,521	1.5	City
Hidden Springs	42	3,801	3,416	2.92%	1,443	2.6	CDP
Heyburn	43	3,733	3,703	0.19%	1,429	2.6	City
Grangeville	44	3,713	3,328	2.65%	2,465	1.5	City
Lincoln	45	3,636	3,380	-0.03%	2,338	1.6	CDP
Ketchum	46	3,627	3,561	0.44%	1,132	3.2	City
Salmon	47	3,354	3,117	1.79%	1,337	2.5	City
Orofino	48	3,340	3,231	0.81%	1,353	2.5	City
Iona	49	3,225	2,745	3.86%	2,562	1.3	City
Homedale	50	3,222	2,910	2.48%	2,282	1.4	City
Soda Springs	51	3,187	3,121	0.51%	720	4.4	City
Mountain Home AFB	52	3,175	3,151	-0.16%	318	10.0	CDP
Wendell	53	3,038	2,925	0.93%	2,161	1.4	City
Filer	54	3,015	2,759	2.17%	2,052	1.5	City
Bonners Ferry	55	2,751	2,534	2%	1,201	2.3	City
Montpelier	56	2,741	2,637	0.96%	1,182	2.3	City
Bellevue	57	2,578	2,564	0.12%	1,733	1.5	City
Spirit Lake	58	2,522	2,348	1.74%	1,027	2.5	City
Fort Hall	59	2,509	2,733	-1.95%	71	35.1	CDP
St. Maries	60	2,509	2,364	1.46%	2,114	1.2	City
Dalton Gardens	61	2,504	2,539	-0.36%	1,051	2.4	City
Kellogg	62	2,493	2,320	1.75%	627	4.0	City
Malad City	63	2,360	2,294	0.68%	1,397	1.7	City
Driggs	64	2,351	1,998	3.89%	672	3.5	City
Victor	65	2,323	2,170	1.66%	878	2.6	City
Sugar City	66	2,243	1,729	6.05%	1,131	2.0	City
Ponderay	67	2,173	1,303	11.09%	741	2.9	City
Parma	68	2,167	2,094	0.84%	2,005	1.1	City
Paul	69	1,900	1,198	10.14%	2,561	0.7	City
Aberdeen	70	1,870	1,761	1.47%	1,816	1.0	City
Priest River	71	1,849	1,669	2.49%	825	2.2	City
Pinehurst	72	1,813	1,681	1.85%	1,820	1.0	City
Sun Valley	73	1,764	1,791	-0.4%	184	9.6	City
Shoshone	74	1,747	1,657	1.27%	1,489	1.2	City
Wilder	75	1,715	1,595	1.78%	2,353	0.7	City
Tyhee	76	1,714	1,335	7.73%	597	2.9	CDP
Osburn	77	1,686	1,576	1.63%	1,280	1.3	City
New Plymouth	78	1,583	1,514	1.09%	2,301	0.7	City
Avimor	79	1,533	1,211	7.65%	1,126	1.4	CDP
Moreland	80	1,354	1,246	0.45%	556	2.4	CDP
Glenns Ferry	81	1,311	1,283	0.54%	631	2.1	City
Marsing	82	1,264	1,230	0.64%	1,856	0.7	City
Ucon	83	1,257	1,167	1.78%	1,378	0.9	City
Robie Creek	84	1,250	1,380	0.56%	42	30.1	CDP
Groveland	85	1,242	1,091	2.14%	541	2.3	CDP
Lapwai	86	1,217	1,169	1%	1,610	0.8	City
Kamiah	87	1,208	1,118	1.85%	1,100	1.1	City
Dover	88	1,196	775	9.62%	380	3.1	City
Moyie Springs	89	1,162	832	7.59%	750	1.6	City
Franklin	90	1,150	1,029	2.68%	883	1.3	City
Plummer	91	1,144	1,018	2.79%	906	1.3	City
Hansen	92	1,119	1,089	0.63%	3,206	0.3	City
Riverside	93	1,113	1,131	1.74%	519	2.1	CDP
Genesee	94	1,090	1,030	1.4%	1,775	0.6	City
Kootenai	95	1,086	958	3.04%	1,960	0.6	City
Cascade	96	1,016	999	0.4%	246	4.1	City
Hagerman	97	994	970	0.61%	1,690	0.6	City
Council	98	983	879	2.72%	932	1.1	City
Grace	99	953	921	0.85%	956	1.0	City
Ashton	100	951	950	0%	1,491	0.6	City
Arco	101	946	882	1.72%	886	1.1	City
Cottonwood	102	941	820	3.29%	1,122	0.8	City
Troy	103	935	894	1.08%	1,182	0.8	City
Challis	104	934	894	1.08%	473	2.0	City
Hauser	105	892	766	3.6%	736	1.2	City
Horseshoe Bend	106	872	726	4.31%	802	1.1	City
Teton	107	856	791	1.91%	1,242	0.7	City
Inkom	108	843	797	1.32%	882	1.0	City
Wallace	109	837	789	1.46%	922	0.9	City
Oakley	110	825	787	1.1%	178	4.6	City
Arbon Valley	111	815	882	2%	24	33.9	CDP
Hazelton	112	815	806	0.25%	2,022	0.4	City
McCammon	113	812	828	-0.49%	365	2.2	City
Potlatch	114	799	769	0.88%	1,718	0.5	City
Greenleaf	115	783	811	-0.89%	1,017	0.8	City
Athol	116	742	709	1.09%	654	1.1	City
Menan	117	740	715	0.82%	717	1.0	City
Smelterville	118	721	669	1.84%	2,356	0.3	City
Ririe	119	718	665	1.84%	1,381	0.5	City
Carey	120	688	688	0%	199	3.5	City
Mullan	121	687	646	1.48%	831	0.8	City
Hayden Lake	122	674	653	0.75%	1,103	0.6	City
New Meadows	123	674	521	5.97%	1,154	0.6	City
Silverton	124	672	309	7.69%	1,480	0.5	CDP
Letha	125	667	565	7.58%	1,476	0.5	CDP
Juliaetta	126	642	621	0.78%	920	0.7	City
Roberts	127	604	500	4.5%	1,924	0.3	City
Notus	128	602	608	-0.33%	1,618	0.4	City
Melba	129	593	573	0.85%	1,298	0.5	City
Clark Fork	130	574	520	2.32%	583	1.0	City
Downey	131	571	566	0.18%	586	1.0	City
Kooskia	132	570	513	2.52%	927	0.6	City
Weston	133	561	515	2%	295	1.9	City
Paris	134	552	540	0.55%	158	3.5	City
Idaho City	135	549	468	3.78%	826	0.7	City
Firth	136	548	520	1.29%	956	0.6	City
Dayton	137	541	519	0.93%	81	6.7	City
Pierce	138	541	467	3.44%	656	0.8	City
Deary	139	528	507	0.96%	802	0.7	City
Dubois	140	523	517	0.19%	192	2.7	City
Georgetown	141	520	502	0.78%	765	0.7	City
Fairfield	142	502	448	2.66%	573	0.9	City
Mackay	143	492	444	2.5%	568	0.9	City
Nezperce	144	490	458	1.66%	749	0.7	City
Craigmont	145	489	460	1.45%	629	0.8	City
Richfield	146	480	427	2.78%	732	0.7	City
Grand View	147	471	445	1.29%	819	0.6	City
Blanchard	148	468	222	3.31%	315	1.5	CDP
Clifton	149	467	415	2.86%	203	2.3	City
Lewisville	150	450	416	1.81%	678	0.7	City
Culdesac	151	424	416	0.47%	1,901	0.2	City
Weippe	152	421	403	0.96%	1,055	0.4	City
Garden Valley	153	412	475	0.49%	56	7.3	CDP
Riggins	154	410	373	2.24%	1,030	0.4	City
Eden	155	404	394	0.5%	1,295	0.3	City
Yellow Pine	156	382	235	7.91%	388	1.0	CDP
Lava Hot Springs	157	380	360	1.33%	552	0.7	City
Winchester	158	376	354	1.35%	2,136	0.2	City
Basalt	159	375	357	1.08%	1,280	0.3	City
Gannett	160	369	388	7.9%	141	2.6	CDP
Mud Lake	161	363	318	3.13%	2,556	0.1	City
Declo	162	359	338	1.41%	1,296	0.3	City
Cambridge	163	358	336	1.42%	740	0.5	City
Arimo	164	349	352	-0.29%	777	0.4	City
Laclede	165	340	364	7.94%	298	1.1	CDP
Newdale	166	332	331	0%	1,804	0.2	City
Rockford Bay	167	326	355	3.16%	86	3.8	CDP
Swan Valley	168	323	242	6.6%	28	11.6	City
Bancroft	169	316	296	1.61%	519	0.6	City
Dietrich	170	308	283	1.99%	951	0.3	City
Kendrick	171	298	290	0.68%	828	0.4	City
Parker	172	297	300	-0.34%	856	0.3	City
Elk City	173	295	116	7.66%	118	2.5	CDP
Hammett	174	295	212	7.66%	251	1.2	CDP
Irwin	175	293	263	2.45%	112	2.6	City
Tetonia	176	279	311	-2.79%	489	0.6	City
Hollister	177	271	245	2.26%	253	1.1	City
Bliss	178	267	259	0.76%	362	0.7	City
Rockland	179	264	240	2.33%	907	0.3	City
Oldtown	180	259	221	3.6%	315	0.8	City
Donnelly	181	257	251	0.39%	360	0.7	City
East Hope	182	250	228	2.04%	540	0.5	City
Albion	183	248	235	1.22%	527	0.5	City
Worley	184	247	254	-0.8%	1,273	0.2	City
Castleford	185	229	217	1.33%	2,385	0.1	City
Harrison	186	223	231	-0.89%	63	3.6	City
Midvale	187	222	196	2.78%	86	2.6	City
Bloomington	188	219	197	2.34%	230	1.0	City
Onaway	189	218	197	2.35%	1,453	0.1	City
Wardner	190	206	192	1.48%	236	0.9	City
Murphy	191	201	190	8.06%	50	4.0	CDP
Bovill	192	200	191	1.01%	1,258	0.2	City
Stites	193	194	176	2.1%	2,086	0.1	City
St. Charles	194	193	163	3.76%	263	0.7	City
Island Park	195	192	194	-0.52%	32	6.1	City
Rockford	196	186	223	-3.63%	168	1.1	CDP
Crouch	197	183	159	3.39%	370	0.5	City
Moore	198	180	163	2.27%	634	0.3	City
Malta	199	179	166	1.7%	130	1.4	City
Sweetwater	200	177	264	1.72%	148	1.2	CDP
Peck	201	173	165	1.17%	684	0.3	City
Fernwood	202	170	222	7.6%	132	1.3	CDP
Fernan Lake Village	203	160	167	-1.23%	2,105	0.1	City
Conkling Park	204	152	128	7.8%	145	1.0	CDP
Princeton	205	149	123	0%	234	0.6	CDP
Elk River	206	146	140	0.69%	1,007	0.1	City
Ferdinand	207	145	132	2.11%	829	0.2	City
Acequia	208	137	132	0.73%	257	0.5	City
Bennington	209	134	94	-2.9%	21	6.5	CDP
Murtaugh	210	122	116	0.83%	542	0.2	City
Stanley	211	119	117	0%	219	0.5	City
De Smet	212	113	160	-4.24%	118	1.0	CDP
Hope	213	106	97	1.92%	108	1.0	City
Huetter	214	103	99	0.98%	2,289	0.0	City
Leadore	215	101	95	1%	327	0.3	City
Tensed	216	97	85	3.19%	519	0.2	City
Smiths Ferry	217	96	108	7.87%	52	1.8	CDP
Minidoka	218	90	89	0%	857	0.1	City
White Bird	219	90	82	2.27%	1,385	0.1	City
Butte City	220	87	79	2.35%	515	0.2	City
Viola	221	66	90	6.45%	65	1.0	CDP
Parkline	222	52	34	6.12%	105	0.5	CDP
Bruneau	223	48	60	9.09%	30	1.6	CDP
Placerville	224	48	46	0%	48	1.0	City
Reubens	225	45	41	2.27%	266	0.2	City
Oxford	226	44	39	2.33%	169	0.3	City
State Line	227	37	36	0%	336	0.1	City
Spencer	228	29	28	0%	25	1.1	City
Lowman	229	26	14	8.33%	13	2.0	CDP
Drummond	230	15	14	0%	156	0.1	City
Clayton	231	10	9	0%	156	0.1	City
Coolin	232	10	12	0%	20	0.5	CDP
Banks	233	6	6	20%	3	2.2	CDP

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Idaho is one of America’s least populated states, ranking 39th with a population of 1.6 million despite ranking 11th in terms of size by area. Boise City is the only city in the state to have a population that surpasses 100,000, with a total of 218,281 people. The next largest city, Meridian, has less than half of this population, at just over 90,000, while the third most populous city, Nampa, barely trails behind with over 89,000 residents. There is a total of 21 cities with a population that exceeds 10,000.

In all, there are 201 incorporated municipalities that are designated as cities. These cities are spread across 44 counties. Idaho has many incorporated cities with populations that are less than 100 people, with the smallest being Warm River that has an estimated population of just 3 people.

Idaho Cities by Population (2024)

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